Claudia Joyce Van Hoose

It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the passing of Claudia Joyce Van Hoose of Charlottesville Virginia. She passed on Sunday October 4th 2026 at the age of 79. She was born on September 10th 1947 in New Britan Connecticut and grew up in Middle Town Connecticut.

Claudia was involved in several different careers over the course of her life working in the library at Piedmont Virgina Community College, Martha Jefferson Hospital, and as a licensed Real Estate agent with Real Estate III. In her final years of employment, she ran her own senior companion and sitting service.

She was preceded in death by her father Egon Anderson and her mother Shirley. Claudia is survived by her husband Fred Van Hoose her two sisters Cathy and Aleta and her brother Chip. She was the mother to two sons Shawn Johnson and Brett Johnson and the grandmother to four grandchildren, Ashley, Zak, Hannah and Brady.

She had traveled extensively over the course of her life with trips to Ireland, France, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland and the Caribbean. She also traveled a great deal in the United States and also visited Canada and Mexico. Her hobbies were also varied, she very much enjoyed doing needlepoint work and creating flower paintings and drawings – many of which were given as gifts to friends and family members. She was very interested in archeology and in particular ancient Egypt reading many books about the subject.

The family would like to thank all of the nurses and staff at Albemarle Health and Rehabilitation for the care and compassion they extended to Claudia and her family.

Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service in her honor at Teague Funeral Service located at 2260 Ivy Road Charlottesville VA. The service will be held on Saturday October 24th at 10:30am with a reception to follow.